News in Pics, December 5, 2022: Best photos from the world

A reindeer walks in the boreal forest. The boreal forest, which is only second to the Amazon in terms of its vital role in ensuring the future of the planet, encircles the Arctic -- and it is in just as much danger from climate change as the South American rainforest. Credit: AFP Photo

Border Security Force (BSF) personnel perform bike stunt during the 58th BSF Raising Day at Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar. Credit: AFP Photo

A fan of Santos with his arm tattooed with an image of Brazilian football legend Pele lights candles during a vigil outside the Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital entrance, where the former player is hospitalized in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Credit: AFP Photo

US soldiers in a Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) drive past a flare stack near a local oil field as they patrol the countryside of Rumaylan (Rmeilan) in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, near the border with Turkey. Credit: AFP Photo

Villagers watch hot smoke from the ground following Mount Semeru's volcanic eruption in Lumajang, East Java. Credit: AFP Photo

People dressed in Santa Claus costumes take part in the annual Christmas run in Michendorf. Credit: AFP Photo

Models are silhoutted against the Pyramids at the Christian Dior fashion show at the Giza Pyramids Necropolis on the outskirts of the twin city of Egypt's capital. Credit: AFP Photo